Calendar 2002–03

ResearchInstitutes andCentres 95 • organizing seminars and conferences on proficiency testing and putonghua teaching; • rendering consultancy services in putonghua proficiency testing and teacher training for schools, community-based centres and other institutions. The centre’s administration is accountable to a management board drawn fromsenior members of the Faculty of Education and the HongKong Institute of Educational Research (HKIER) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The board includes the dean of education, the director of HKIER, the director and associate director of the centre,and a number of leading experts on putonghua. The Hong Kong Centre for the Development of Educational Leadership Tel.:2609 6996 Fax.:2603 6850 E-mail: leaders@fed.cuhk.edu.hk Website :http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/leaders The Hon g Kong Centre for the Develo pment of Educational Leadership was established under the auspices of the HongKong Institute of EducationalResearch in late 1998 as a major vehicle for advancing the practice, understanding, and development of leadership at all levels of education. Through working closely with practising prof essionals, the centre aims to conduct q uality research, and organize d evelopment and training activities fo r educational leaders in Hong Kong, the Asia-Pacific region and the wider international community. The centre aims at promoting the pro fessionalism of educational leaders through: • providing supportive services in the form of training courses; • offering consultancy services to individuals and institutions; • developing connections with other leadership centres; • promoting research in educational leadership and administration. Thecentre offers a wide range of activities related to educationalleadership, including courses, workshops, seminars, conf erences, research, consu ltancy, exchang es an d visits, experience-sh aring sessions, and lectures by v isiting speakers. Hong Kong Cancer Institute Tel.:2632 1043 Fax.:2649 7426 E-mail: yungchan@cuhk.edu.hk TheHong Kong Cancer Institute wasestablished in 1990 to focus activities related to cancer and its problems. Its specific purposes are to coordinate, promote and organize activities relating to the prevention and treatment of cancer; to promote and prov ide training in cancer research; to educate the public on methods of prevention and the early treatment of cancer; to improve the welfare of cancer